SBE hospitality group’s Mercato di Vetro, an ambitious Italian eatery, marketplace and bar with corporate chef Danny Elmaleh heading the impressive four kitchens, is set to open in early October in West Hollywood.

Here are some daily foodie reads: Josh Sens reviews Boxing Room in Hayes Valley, Jonathan Kauffman reviews Red Tavern on Clement, Bon Ap finds the greatest wine glass you’ll ever drink from, some LA guy ate at every single Zagat restaurant … and more.

If you’ve ever wondered how consumers cough up a small fortune for an Hermès Birkin or Collier de Chien, the Festival des Métiers, which will make its pit-stop in Hong Kong from September 30 at Metal Zone in Elements, will show you the painstakingly meticulous human element behind that pricey Hermès piece.

Rat Island – the 2-1/2-acre rocky islet in Long Island Sound – is once again up for sale.

This time, owner Edmund (Red) Brennen plans to auction off the property, which sits about half a mile east of City Island.

Brennen tried selling it outright for $300,000 two years ago, without success.

The most shocking thing about the latest mega-mansion to hit the London Market isn’t the price tag. And even with a jaw-dropping asking price of $117 million, this gorgeous home still isn’t the most expensive house in London (that prize belongs to Roman Abramovich’s $147 million home). But what makes this home remarkable isn’t its price — the property, ripe for purchase, doesn’t even exist yet.

The pictures, as realistic as they may appear, were artificially crafted. It seems hard to believe a potential buyer would drop over $100 million on a home they’ve never stepped into; but that, apparently, hasn’t stopped anyone from trying to sell it, according to Curbed.

The 2012 Lamborghini lineup has been released, price-points and all.

The now well-known Clock Tower triplex penthouse by developer David Walentas at 1 Main Street in Dumbo has been chosen as Esquire magazine’s bachelor pad, the magazine announced. The unit will host various celebrity and charity events throughout the Fall and will be the annual design showcase for the sophisticated gentleman’s magazine. This will be the first time the bachelor pad has come to Brooklyn.

The asking price for the 8,500 square foot home at 4975 Grizzly Peak Blvd is also elevated, at a not insubstantial $9,500,000. While this house is the absolute architectural antithesis of the 1889 house on Albina Avenue in that it is strikingly modern, both display an opulence and desire to showcase the finer things in life.

Flash Entertainment’s announcement this week revealed the much anticipated star line-up of performers for the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after-race concerts, which kicks off on November 11. American pop princess Britney Spears, US rockers Incubus and British rockers The Cult, and former Beatle great Paul McCartney will round off the Formula One concert series this November.